Sour Cream
Processing Score
7.8Highly Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
3/10Fair
The processing score reflects 14 ingredients, including preservatives, modified ingredients and emulsifiers or gums. The nutrition score reflects high saturated fat.
Nutrient Alerts
High Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
070980821209
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size30 g
Amount per serving
Calories
60
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g
6%
Saturated Fat 3.5g
18%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 20mg
7%
Sodium 35mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate 2g
1%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 1g
Calcium 40mg
3%
Iron 0mg
0%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
14 listed · 5 flagged for reviewCULTURED NONFAT MILK, CREAM, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED (CORN), SODIUM PHOSPHATE (SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE), MALTODEXTRIN, CULTURED DEXTROSE, SODIUM CITRATE, GELLAN GUM, CARRAGEENAN, GUAR GUM, CALCIUM SULFATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE.
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Why Does This Score Highly Processed?
In our analysis, Sour Cream scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Whey Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Gellan Gum, Carrageenan, Guar Gum, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Cream & Butter, this product is more processed than about 69% of the 3,591 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Sour Cream's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Phosphate (Sodium Hexametaphosphate), Sodium Citrate, Calcium Sulfate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
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About our scores and this content
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